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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 3-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Mr. Gloom
1983 0h 3m EN
Animation
Synopsis
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Think your life is terrible? Wait until it ends. God has a sense of humor after all--but you won't like it, when He finally gets tired of putting up with your nonsense. Bill Kopp's award winning short animation from Calarts, 1983
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Where to watch · US
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Bill Kopp
- Languages
- No Language
- Countries
- United States of America
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The take
Bill Kopp directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 3-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 243 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 3 min · 0h 3m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Bill Kopp
Production companies
Who made it
CalArts
US
Key crew
- Sound EffectsDrew Neumann
- Sound MixerDoug Loveid
- MusicDrew Neumann
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- short film
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)1983-01-01· Calarts
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